Bedstead-brace



(No Model.)

J. W. DURHAM &-W. B. ALEXANDER.

BEDSTEAD BEACH.

No. 333,453. Patented Dec. 29, 1885,,

fQM/J mgw Q VHM away NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J OHN WILLIAM DURHAM AND WINSTON BUCHANAN ALEXANDER, OF DECATUR, TEXAS.

BE'DSTEAD-BRACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 333,453, dated December29, 1885.

Application filed September 16, 1885. Serial No. 177,261. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN W. DURHAM and WINSTON B. ALEXANDER, citizensof the United States, residing at Decatur, in the l county of Wise andState of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBedstead-Braces; and we do hereby declare l that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

Our invention relates to bedsteadbraces, the object being to provide adevice of this character which shall be simple in its construction,effective in its operation, strong and durable, and one that may bereadily and quickly loosened or tightened.

With these ends in view our invention consists in the improvedconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, andpointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a bedstead with ourimprovements applied thereto, and Fig. 2 is a section on the line was ofFig. 1.

Corresponding parts in both the figures are denoted by the same lettersof reference.

Referring to the drawings, A A represent the side rails, and B the endrails; and 0 represents the posts.

Secured to the inner side of each of the posts 0 is a hook, D, andsecured to the inner sides of the side rails at suitable distancesapart, and at equal distances from the corner posts, are eyes E, therebeing two eyes on the inner side of each side rail.

F F represent metal plates,which are provided with holes or openingsnear their ends, l

nected by the plates and screw-bolts, thus k serving to effectuallybrace the side and end rails of the bed and hold the parts firmly andsecurely together.

The improvements before described, while simple in their construction,are effective in their operation, strong and durable, and may bemanufactured and supplied at a slight cost.

Having thus described our invention,what we claim as new is Thecombination, with the side rails, the end rails, and posts, of the hookssecured to the inner faces of said posts, the eyes E, on the inner sidesof the side rails and located a slight distance apart, the wires G G,secured to the hooks D and passing through the eyes E, the plates F F,having openings, through which the wires pass, and the screw bolt andnut connecting said plates, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN WILLIAM DURHAM. WINSTON BUCHANAN ALEXANDER.

' Witnesses:

P. P. R. CoLLoiu, J. O. WHITLEY.

